Supply chain leaders have been using technology to design and optimize their supply chains for decades. These days, they’re trying to understand the best way to integrate artificial intelligence and ...

Supply chain management platform Inspectorio has launched Supply Chain Network Intelligence, an AI-driven sourcing network ...

Supply chain network design and optimisation constitute a pivotal element in modern logistics and operations management, aiming to configure facilities, transportation routes and inventory systems ...

In an increasingly uncertain world, the strategic worth of network design will continue to rise. It is not only the pace of change driving network design’s value, it is also the scale of the changes ...

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a branch of operations research that involves translating business rules into a data model to solve optimization problems. SCND helps in strategic decision-making ...

In today’s increasingly volatile geopolitical business environment—characterized by fluctuating freight rates, persistent labor shortages, evolving customer expectations, sourcing and tariff ...

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Few businesses have as many interconnected supply chain influences or as lengthy production cycles and investment timelines as those in the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector. Supply chain management ...

Charan Lalwani has held leadership positions at Amazon, and in 2018, he devised a groundbreaking network design that enabled the company to launch its “Amazon Shipping” product. Photo by Bjoern ...

Supply chains are in a new era where disruption is the norm and agility defines success. 2026 looks set to build on 2025’s ...

Accurate modeling of a company’s supply chain network provides insights into optimal production, storage locations, and raw materials supply network strategy. The modeling process can last from one ...